This chronological list of famous watchmakers is a list of those who influenced the development of horology or gained status by their creations. The list is sorted by the lifetimes of the watchmakers.

Until 1400

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1400–1500

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1500–1600

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Elias Allen (1588–1653)

1600–1700

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Christopher Pinchbeck (1670–1732)

1700–1800

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1700–1750

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1750–1800

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Frédéric-Louis Favre-Bulle (1770–1849)
 
David Henri Grandjean (1774–1845)
 
Louis Benjamin Audemars (1782–1833)
 
James Ferguson Cole (1798–1880)

1800–1900

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1800–1850

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Louis-Victor Baume (1817–1887)
 
Pierre-Joseph Celestin Baume
 
Onésime Dumas (1824–1889)
 
Joseph "Joe" Koen, founder of Joe Koen & Son Jewelers circa 1883

1850–1900

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Harlow E. Bundy (1856–?)

1900–2000s

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References

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  1. ^ "Jacques-Frédéric Houriet. A fine, rare and unusual 18K gold half-hunter case quarter repeating lever watch with calendar". Christies.

Further reading

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  • G. H. Baillie, C. Clutton, C. A. Ilbert: Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers. Bonanza Books, New York (USA) 1956.
  • C. Spierdijk: Klokken en Klokkenmakers. de Bussy, Amsterdam (NL) 1965.
  • Tardy: Dictionnaire des horlogers français. Paris (F) 1972.
  • Stanislav Michal: Vývoj hodinářství v českých zemích. NTM Prague (CS) 1976.
  • F. H. van Weijdom Claterbos: Viennese Clockmakers [...]. Interbook International B.V., Schiedam (NL) 1979.
  • Osvaldo Patrizzi, Fabien X. Sturm: Schmuckuhren 1790–1850 [...]. Callwey Verlag, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-7667-0563-6.
  • Helmut Krieg: Uhrmacher im Bergischen Land. Rheinland Verlag, Cologne 1994, ISBN 3-7927-1478-7.
  • Brian Loomes, G. H. Baillie: watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World: Complete 21st Century Edition. Robert Hale Ltd, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7198-0330-7.
  • Patrick Wesche, "Antique Chronographs" Ritter Verlag. Munich 2009.
  • T.B. McMillan put forth the entry for Joseph "Joe" Koen, founder of Joe Koen & Son Jewelers.
  • Jürgen Abeler: Meister der Uhrmacherkunst. 2. Auflage Uhrenmuseum Wuppertal, Wuppertal 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-030830-7.
  • Georg von Holtey; Ursula Bischof Scherer; Albert Kägi: Deutschschweizer Uhrmachermeister und ihre Werke vom 14. bis 19. Jahrhundert. Chronométrophilia, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2006, ISBN 978-2-88380-33-5.
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